There is good news this week for seniors regarding Medicare and Social Security. You may have already seen the alert TSCL Chairman Rick Delaney sent out about the new legislation. Yesterday the House passed H.R. 3, The ...
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The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending December 6, 2019
You wouldn't know it by watching the news or reading your newspaper but things besides the impeachment hearings are actually happening in Washington. In fact, there are areas in which members of both parties are working ...
Tax on Social Security Benefits of “Wealthy” Retirees Now Affects Half of All Retiree Households
(Washington, DC) Roughly one - half of all retiree households report that a portion of their Social Security benefits are subject to taxation, according to recent survey results from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending November 29, 2019
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending November 29, 2019 An urgent story came out on Monday of this week which reported that there is a major problem with the on-line Medicare Cost Finder that millio ...
Legislation Would Boost Average Social Security Benefits By About $70 In Ten Years
(Washington, DC) The average Social Security benefit would increase an additional $30 per month in 2020, if legislation under consideration in the House is signed into law before the end of the year, according to a new ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending November 15, 2019
This week TSCL Board member and Legislative Liaison, Doug Osborne, was in Washington. D.C. Mr. Osborne began his visit by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for Veteran’s Day with TSCL’s parent organizat ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 8, 2019
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 8, 2019 The high cost of prescription drugs continues to beleaguer seniors, while Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) earned an estimated $22.6 billion in gross profits last ye ...
Millions of Retirees Spend $5,000 Annually on Medicare Premiums
(Washington, DC) An estimated 10 million Medicare beneficiaries who are covered by a Medigap policy and a Part D plan, will spend about $5,000 in 2019 ($416 month) just for Medicare premiums, according to a national sur ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending 10/25/2019
Reducing the cost of prescription drugs has become a major focus of both President Trump and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.). We have written about the Pelosi bill (H.R.3) that is currently making its way t ...
Shopping For A Better Health Or Drug Plan Could Save Hundreds of Dollars
(Washington, DC) Making the effort to check health and prescription drug coverage during the Medicare Open Enrollment Period, October 15th through December 7th, can pay off in significant savings for retirees, says The ...
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